External Funding

Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk (N or D)

The purposes of Title I, Part D, Subpart 2 are to:

improve educational services for children and youth in local institutions for neglected or delinquent children and youth so that such children and youth have the opportunity to meet the same challenging state academic content standards and challenging state student academic achievement standards that all children in the state are expected to meet,

provide such children and youth with the services needed to make a successful transition from institutionalization to further schooling or employment, and

prevent at-risk youth from dropping out of school, provide dropouts and children and youth returning from correctional facilities or institutions for neglected or delinquent children and youth with a support system to ensure their continued education.

To Generate the Facility Planning Allocation

The facility for neglected or delinquent must have reported at least ten children, ages 5-17, who lived within your facility at least one day during the month of October. Exclude foster home children under the conservatorship of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.

The facility for neglected or delinquent must be located within the attendance boundaries of HISD.

To Receive Title I, Part D, Subpart 2 Services

All children and youth in local residential facilities for the neglected or delinquent that generated planning allocations are eligible to be served through the age of 21.